When I Was A Little Girl
Chapter 1
By: Chibi J
Rated: G
Everyone sing: If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars), I'd buy up Sailor Moon! And maybe I would buy a small house for my hubby and I to live happily ever after.
But, since I have no million, I don't own. Please don't sue or I surely will not be able to pay the rent.
Oh, you will see single quotes 'like this' later in the story. I'm sure when the time comes, you will understand why.
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When I was a little girl, my parents were killed. Grandfather told me that a man had somehow gotten a gun onto the plane they were traveling on. He was crazy and began shooting at the people on the plane without reason. My father tried to talk to him, but the man shot him. He then shot and killed my grandmother, grandfather, and my mother. A newspaper article revealed that the man had shot off nine bullets before he shot himself. He killed nine people, himself, and my unborn baby sister.
After my parents' death, my Grandfather Hikui gained permanent custody of Shingo and I. Although I was sad to have to leave my home, I was grateful to be living with my cousin Rei. She and I had become as close as sisters in a short time and depended on each other for everything. It was because of Rei's strength and understanding that I was able to be happy again after the death of my parents.
After staying in an orphanage for two weeks while the government worked out guardianship with Grandfather, I was grateful to be back with my family. We were only there a short time, but I was grateful to know that I would never have to return. Many of the other children were unfriendly and some even cruel. Shingo was only two and I constantly feared for him. There was another girl there, who was also seven, that lost her parents on the same plane as mine. I tried to talk to her, but she would usually just sit by the window, staring, as the planes flew by.
A few weeks after we moved in, Grandfather decided that it was time for me to go back to school. He enrolled me at TA Private School for Girls, where Rei attended. I was worried about going to a new school, afraid I wouldn't make any new friends. However, Rei assured me that she would always be there and that I would make friends in no time.
For a while, it seemed she was right. Rei already had a few friends, though a lot of kids thought her strange for having no parents. Most of the children at school regarded me in the same way. For the most part, Rei and I depended on each other for friendship, which didn't bother us as much as I had originally thought.
Grandfather Hikui had once told me that Rei, Shingo, and I were all born with special gifts that we would inherit as we became older. He told me that we would be able to understand things and do things that very few people could. I never understood what he meant until I was in fourth grade.
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"Alright class, it is time to pass up your work."
I turned and watched as Rei passed up her assignment with a smile on her face. She always did well on her class work. I never did well on in-class assignments. There just was not enough time to think everything out. I was getting frustrated at myself and didn't hear the teacher walk up beside me. I suddenly looked up and noticed her.
"I asked everyone to pass in their work."
"I'm sorry, I got a little distracted." I handed her my work.
"I will tell you what. How about I check your work right now."
'I'm sure it is all wrong.'
"Excuse me?"
"I said that I am going to check your paper!"
As the teacher walked to her desk, I turned and stared at Rei. She, in turn, looked at me like I was crazy for talking back to the teacher. I simply shrugged my shoulders and turned to look at my teacher again.
'I swear, I need to find a new job. These kids are so stupid these days, I don't know what to do.'
I looked around and found that no one had heard what she said except for me. I wasn't sure how it could be possible, since I was sitting in the third row. I turned to Rei again. This time, she was starring at my teacher with her mouth wide open. It appeared that she had heard her this time.
'Boy, am I glad I'm not the only one who heard it.' I thought to myself.
Rei simply nodded at me.
'Rei, did you hear me?'
Rei nodded again, although she looked very unsure of why I would ask something so silly. 'Baka-Usagi, of course I heard you, duh! With your voice, I'm sure they heard you down the hall!'
'Except that I didn't say it out loud! I said it in my head!'
Rei, who had already been looking at me, started starring at my lips.
'Usagi, do it again.'
'Do what again Rei?' I thought innocently.
"AAAGGGHHH!!!!" Rei screamed loudly throughout the classroom, before dropping her head and banging it on her desk.
"Rei, what is the matter with you?" My teacher asked as she ran to Rei's desk in what must have been a record speed.
"Gomen, Sensei, there is nothing wrong. I was just thinking of something," she said as she threw me a dirty look, "and startled myself."
"Rei, that behavior is not appropriate in school. I will expect you to stay after school for detention for disrupting the class." As the teacher began to walk away, Rei looked at her and scowled.
'Ha, and your stupid cousin will be joining you for failing her test!'
My mouth practically dropped to the floor as Rei turned to me with a smile.
'Serves you right, Usagi.'
'Rei, you are so mean sometimes.'
As expected, later that day, I received notice from the teacher that I would indeed have to stay after school with Rei, due to my terrible assignment. Since we were forced to sit at opposite sides of the room, so we couldn't talk, we decided to try out our newly discovered power.
'Rei, can you hear me?'
'Hai. Usagi, isn't this really weird?'
'Well, Grandfather always told us that we were special. Although I just thought he said that to make us feel good. I guess his stories about power were real.'
'Usagi, do you think we should tell Grandfather about this?'
'Hai, we should. He was the one who told us in the first place if you think about it.'
Rei was about to respond when the door swung open to reveal our teacher waltzing into the classroom. Not wasting a moment, we both tried to center in on the woman's thoughts.
'I have a date, la la la la, I have a date.' "Girls, I am feeling generous today. You may now be excused."
We both tried not to laugh out loud at our teacher's attempt at a stern voice, after hearing her singing to herself about a date. However, not to spoil the opportunity, Rei and I got up, bowed respectfully, and ran out the door.
To excited to do anything else, Rei and I ran home as fast as we could to share the information of our "gift" with Grandfather. He was sweeping the temple steps with Shingo playing nearby. We both looked down in shame as we approached Grandfather, knowing full well that sweeping the steps was our after-school chore.
'Girls, can't live with them, can't live without them. What will I do with these two.' Grandfather thought with a smile on his face.
Rei and I looked up, to see Grandfather smiling. Knowing that he would never be truly mad at his only two granddaughters, Rei stole the broom from him, while I grabbed a broom that had been lying nearby.
"So what happened to you to that made you so late today?" Grandfather said with a stern voice. 'Usagi probably failed another assignment and Rei probably got snippy with the teacher. Ha!'
With his thoughts came fear. Fear from the look of upset his granddaughters were giving him.
"Grandfather, do you think I can only fail assignments!" I yelled as tears began to swell in my eyes.
"And I didn't get snippy! I screamed because Usagi scared me half to death!" Rei yelled at her grandfather just as loud as me, but without the tears.
"I didn't say...."
"You didn't have to," I responded, wiping the tears from my eyes, "we could hear what you were thinking."
'Are you serious?' Grandfather Hikui thought to himself, trying not to make eye contact with either of us.
"Very serious!" Rei yelled at him. "I could hear you crystal clear!"
'Grandfather, can you hear me?' I thought quietly.
'Yes my dear, I can.'
I smiled brightly at Grandfather, who seemed to be gleaming with pride. Rei seemed very confused, since I had concentrated on only Grandfather and he answered only to me. Realizing that Rei was puzzled, Grandfather decided to fill her in.
'Rei, Usagi, not only can you read my thoughts, but I can read yours. This is a special power that flows through our blood. I passed it on to both of your mothers as my parents did to me. As Shingo grows, he will also discover this ability. You will soon learn that you have other powers in your mind. But you must always be careful. There are people in the world that will try to exploit your abilities.'
'Hai, Grandfather.' We thought in unison.
"Well, now, I think it is time you girls began to work on your chores. Shingo will come with me to began dinner." Grandfather stated with authority as he left us with our brooms.
'Rei, does this make us strange?'
'No Usagi, I think it makes us special, just like Grandfather always said.'
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ChibiJ77@yahoo.com
Chapter 1
By: Chibi J
Rated: G
Everyone sing: If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars), I'd buy up Sailor Moon! And maybe I would buy a small house for my hubby and I to live happily ever after.
But, since I have no million, I don't own. Please don't sue or I surely will not be able to pay the rent.
Oh, you will see single quotes 'like this' later in the story. I'm sure when the time comes, you will understand why.
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When I was a little girl, my parents were killed. Grandfather told me that a man had somehow gotten a gun onto the plane they were traveling on. He was crazy and began shooting at the people on the plane without reason. My father tried to talk to him, but the man shot him. He then shot and killed my grandmother, grandfather, and my mother. A newspaper article revealed that the man had shot off nine bullets before he shot himself. He killed nine people, himself, and my unborn baby sister.
After my parents' death, my Grandfather Hikui gained permanent custody of Shingo and I. Although I was sad to have to leave my home, I was grateful to be living with my cousin Rei. She and I had become as close as sisters in a short time and depended on each other for everything. It was because of Rei's strength and understanding that I was able to be happy again after the death of my parents.
After staying in an orphanage for two weeks while the government worked out guardianship with Grandfather, I was grateful to be back with my family. We were only there a short time, but I was grateful to know that I would never have to return. Many of the other children were unfriendly and some even cruel. Shingo was only two and I constantly feared for him. There was another girl there, who was also seven, that lost her parents on the same plane as mine. I tried to talk to her, but she would usually just sit by the window, staring, as the planes flew by.
A few weeks after we moved in, Grandfather decided that it was time for me to go back to school. He enrolled me at TA Private School for Girls, where Rei attended. I was worried about going to a new school, afraid I wouldn't make any new friends. However, Rei assured me that she would always be there and that I would make friends in no time.
For a while, it seemed she was right. Rei already had a few friends, though a lot of kids thought her strange for having no parents. Most of the children at school regarded me in the same way. For the most part, Rei and I depended on each other for friendship, which didn't bother us as much as I had originally thought.
Grandfather Hikui had once told me that Rei, Shingo, and I were all born with special gifts that we would inherit as we became older. He told me that we would be able to understand things and do things that very few people could. I never understood what he meant until I was in fourth grade.
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"Alright class, it is time to pass up your work."
I turned and watched as Rei passed up her assignment with a smile on her face. She always did well on her class work. I never did well on in-class assignments. There just was not enough time to think everything out. I was getting frustrated at myself and didn't hear the teacher walk up beside me. I suddenly looked up and noticed her.
"I asked everyone to pass in their work."
"I'm sorry, I got a little distracted." I handed her my work.
"I will tell you what. How about I check your work right now."
'I'm sure it is all wrong.'
"Excuse me?"
"I said that I am going to check your paper!"
As the teacher walked to her desk, I turned and stared at Rei. She, in turn, looked at me like I was crazy for talking back to the teacher. I simply shrugged my shoulders and turned to look at my teacher again.
'I swear, I need to find a new job. These kids are so stupid these days, I don't know what to do.'
I looked around and found that no one had heard what she said except for me. I wasn't sure how it could be possible, since I was sitting in the third row. I turned to Rei again. This time, she was starring at my teacher with her mouth wide open. It appeared that she had heard her this time.
'Boy, am I glad I'm not the only one who heard it.' I thought to myself.
Rei simply nodded at me.
'Rei, did you hear me?'
Rei nodded again, although she looked very unsure of why I would ask something so silly. 'Baka-Usagi, of course I heard you, duh! With your voice, I'm sure they heard you down the hall!'
'Except that I didn't say it out loud! I said it in my head!'
Rei, who had already been looking at me, started starring at my lips.
'Usagi, do it again.'
'Do what again Rei?' I thought innocently.
"AAAGGGHHH!!!!" Rei screamed loudly throughout the classroom, before dropping her head and banging it on her desk.
"Rei, what is the matter with you?" My teacher asked as she ran to Rei's desk in what must have been a record speed.
"Gomen, Sensei, there is nothing wrong. I was just thinking of something," she said as she threw me a dirty look, "and startled myself."
"Rei, that behavior is not appropriate in school. I will expect you to stay after school for detention for disrupting the class." As the teacher began to walk away, Rei looked at her and scowled.
'Ha, and your stupid cousin will be joining you for failing her test!'
My mouth practically dropped to the floor as Rei turned to me with a smile.
'Serves you right, Usagi.'
'Rei, you are so mean sometimes.'
As expected, later that day, I received notice from the teacher that I would indeed have to stay after school with Rei, due to my terrible assignment. Since we were forced to sit at opposite sides of the room, so we couldn't talk, we decided to try out our newly discovered power.
'Rei, can you hear me?'
'Hai. Usagi, isn't this really weird?'
'Well, Grandfather always told us that we were special. Although I just thought he said that to make us feel good. I guess his stories about power were real.'
'Usagi, do you think we should tell Grandfather about this?'
'Hai, we should. He was the one who told us in the first place if you think about it.'
Rei was about to respond when the door swung open to reveal our teacher waltzing into the classroom. Not wasting a moment, we both tried to center in on the woman's thoughts.
'I have a date, la la la la, I have a date.' "Girls, I am feeling generous today. You may now be excused."
We both tried not to laugh out loud at our teacher's attempt at a stern voice, after hearing her singing to herself about a date. However, not to spoil the opportunity, Rei and I got up, bowed respectfully, and ran out the door.
To excited to do anything else, Rei and I ran home as fast as we could to share the information of our "gift" with Grandfather. He was sweeping the temple steps with Shingo playing nearby. We both looked down in shame as we approached Grandfather, knowing full well that sweeping the steps was our after-school chore.
'Girls, can't live with them, can't live without them. What will I do with these two.' Grandfather thought with a smile on his face.
Rei and I looked up, to see Grandfather smiling. Knowing that he would never be truly mad at his only two granddaughters, Rei stole the broom from him, while I grabbed a broom that had been lying nearby.
"So what happened to you to that made you so late today?" Grandfather said with a stern voice. 'Usagi probably failed another assignment and Rei probably got snippy with the teacher. Ha!'
With his thoughts came fear. Fear from the look of upset his granddaughters were giving him.
"Grandfather, do you think I can only fail assignments!" I yelled as tears began to swell in my eyes.
"And I didn't get snippy! I screamed because Usagi scared me half to death!" Rei yelled at her grandfather just as loud as me, but without the tears.
"I didn't say...."
"You didn't have to," I responded, wiping the tears from my eyes, "we could hear what you were thinking."
'Are you serious?' Grandfather Hikui thought to himself, trying not to make eye contact with either of us.
"Very serious!" Rei yelled at him. "I could hear you crystal clear!"
'Grandfather, can you hear me?' I thought quietly.
'Yes my dear, I can.'
I smiled brightly at Grandfather, who seemed to be gleaming with pride. Rei seemed very confused, since I had concentrated on only Grandfather and he answered only to me. Realizing that Rei was puzzled, Grandfather decided to fill her in.
'Rei, Usagi, not only can you read my thoughts, but I can read yours. This is a special power that flows through our blood. I passed it on to both of your mothers as my parents did to me. As Shingo grows, he will also discover this ability. You will soon learn that you have other powers in your mind. But you must always be careful. There are people in the world that will try to exploit your abilities.'
'Hai, Grandfather.' We thought in unison.
"Well, now, I think it is time you girls began to work on your chores. Shingo will come with me to began dinner." Grandfather stated with authority as he left us with our brooms.
'Rei, does this make us strange?'
'No Usagi, I think it makes us special, just like Grandfather always said.'
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